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Caught up through #6.
ISSUE #7:
Supergirl has been turned into a mermaid by a piece of turquoise Kryptonite planted by Princess Shark. but Princess Shark is no longer Supergirl's enemy... she needs her help. Once Princess shark was a real white shark which was transformed by a sea had named Glurga Gristleglob. The sea hag can control Princess Shark, who wants Supergirl to find a way to break that control. Plus, y'know, Glurga can change Supergirl back to normal. Meanwhile, all of the supporting cast, plus Superman and Lois Lane, gathers at the Danvers' house for Thanksgiving.
ISSUE #8:
It has been my observation in the case of long-running series/titles/characters such as Supergirl, that the current run will hearken back to either...
Supergirl hearkens back to the earliest, if not to the letter, then to the spirit (which is equally important if nor moreso).
Also, this issue is a Christmas story (although not as good as this week's Shiver ShiverSuspenstories).
Is this issue the first to point out that this series is happening roughly in real time?
No, I don't think so. (It's hard to say.) I think that aspect has been an underlying conceit of the series all along.
I started getting caught up on this series last week; I've read through issue 4 now. It's delightful. I'm crazy about Campbell's storytelling, and her art is out of this world, and welcoming as a warm hug.
I like how there are elements from a lot of different phases of Supergirl's history here, from the nods to the different costumes, to the mention of her time at Secret Hearts (the 70s), to the comb that changes the color of her hair (80s).
I read issues #4-8 last night, and am enjoying it -- with the caveat that the more I read, the more I feel like it's aimed at a younger audience than most superhero comics. That may tell on me over time.
I'm in Jeff's camp that I find it hard to swallow that this Supergirl is the same one that died in Crisis. She acts and looks far too young -- these girls are, for all intents and purposes, high school age -- and is too trauma-free to have endured all those hardships. Those hardships are reflected in Tom King's Supergirl (and soon the DC movie universe version), which is also a character I enjoy. We are Comics Fans; we can hold two versions of the same character in our heads at the same time, WHILE walking and chewing gum.
If this were a more serious book, all the LLs would be preposterous, but it's NOT a serious book. Campbell is having fun, and it's infectious.
And, while the book isn't occurring in real time (I don't think), the last three issues featured Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, and were all clearly taking place in the same holiday season as Luminary is introduced to each.
I just read 7 and 8.
Question: When were the Danvers renamed Eliza and Jerimiah? And they are "trained special agents?"
I wanna say that's a carryover from the TV show originally. Eliza Danvers was played by Helen Slater and Jerimiah by Dean Cain. Both were agents of the D.E.O.
That's what I was about to type, Jeff, and you saved me the trouble. Then I looked it up to be sure. And ... well, it gets weird.
We all know that Fred and Edna Danvers were Supergirl's adoptive parents before Crisis. And after Crisis, it took a while to have a proper Supergirl again, and therefore adoptive parents again. But when they were seen again, in the post-Crisis but pre-Flashpoint "new Earth," they were Fred and Sylvia Danvers, whose last appearance (if you don't count Scooby-Doo Team-Up) was in Supergirl (fourth series) #1, cover dated September 1996. I guess "Edna" was considered too old-fashioned, but somehow "Fred" passed that bar. Anyhow, it was in the Supergirl TV show (2015-2021)* that we got ex-D.E.O. agents Jeremiah and Eliza Danvers, played by ex-Superman Dean Cain and ex-Supergirl Helen Slater. That translated to comics in Superman/Wonder Woman #29 (July 2016) -- and survived being memory-holed in Rebirth with the rest of the New 52.
* Eliza appeared in the pilot, presumably 2014. Jeremiah returns (he was missing for some reason) in Season 2, episode 14 (September 2017). His name had been mentioned already, probably as early as the pilot, establishing "Jeremiah." So I think bottom line: The names come from the TV show, which is what you said.
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